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Monica De La Cruz

Monica De La Cruz

R TX-15 · House

2025–Present House Of Representatives (District 15)
2023–2025 House Of Representatives (District 15)
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Defense

+148
Helped 1282 Hurt 1134 Unclear 1100

Finance

+302
Helped 1047 Hurt 745 Mixed 2 Unclear 784

Healthcare

+223
Helped 556 Hurt 333 Unclear 411

Energy

-63
Helped 308 Hurt 371 Mixed 3 Unclear 191

Immigration

-261
Helped 163 Hurt 424 Mixed 4 Unclear 230

Education

+7
Helped 304 Hurt 297 Unclear 146

Veterans Affairs

+270
Helped 435 Hurt 165 Unclear 128

Agriculture

+163
Helped 366 Hurt 203 Mixed 9 Unclear 149

Housing

+97
Helped 282 Hurt 185 Unclear 118

Trade

-12
Helped 233 Hurt 245 Unclear 77

Transportation

-50
Helped 173 Hurt 223 Unclear 113

Criminal Justice

+14
Helped 232 Hurt 218 Mixed 4 Unclear 53

Government Operations

+24
Helped 81 Hurt 57 Unclear 259

Military Procurement

+17
Helped 142 Hurt 125 Unclear 101

Environment

-77
Helped 66 Hurt 143 Unclear 127

Labor

+82
Helped 172 Hurt 90 Unclear 50

Technology

+57
Helped 168 Hurt 111 Unclear 32

Federal Budget

+162
Helped 207 Hurt 45 Unclear 36

Social Welfare

+33
Helped 128 Hurt 95 Unclear 54

Foreign Affairs

-60
Helped 77 Hurt 137 Mixed 6 Unclear 30
20 policy domains
Helped Hurt Mixed Unclear

Industry Impact Profile

18849 industry impacts

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How this is computed

P Primary sponsor · C Co-sponsor · Y Yea vote · N Nay vote

Weighted score (w:) uses strongest role per bill. Weights: Primary 1.0, Co-sponsor 0.3, Yea 0.1, Nay -0.1.

Bills where the legislator voted nay (without sponsorship) contribute -0.1 per bill. Equal yea and nay roll calls on the same bill contribute 0.

Vote date filters affect vote attribution; sponsorship is always included.

Positive-Effect Industries

Direct (1847), Defense (128), Veterans Affairs (114), DoD (32), VA (19), Executive (18), State (18), USDA (16), Legislative Branch (15), Legislative (14), Treasury (13), Agriculture (11), Congress (11), Coast Guard (9), NPS (7), CMS (6), Justice (6), Oversight (6), DOJ (4), Education (4), Foreign Affairs (4), ICE (4), Judiciary (4), Local (3), Transportation (3), Army Corps (2), Cemeteries (2), DHS (2), FDA (2), FEMA (2), Housing (2), Interior/USDA (2), International Development (2), Military Logistics (2), NASA (2), NOAA (2), SBA (2), SSA (2), Defense R&D (1), EPA (1), Federal Executive (1), Federal Law Enforcement (1), HHS (1), IBWC (1), Intelligence (1), Judicial (1), Manufacturing (1), Municipal (1), National Security (1)
Direct (545), Veterans (121), Military Families (17), Military (3), Foreign (2)
Direct (375), Naval (2), Testing (2), Ammunition (1), Ground Vehicles (1), Missiles (1), Missiles/Hypersonics (1), Nuclear C3 (1), Rotorcraft (1), Small Business (1), Small/Innovative (1), Space Systems (1)
Direct (330), Research (15), Community (3), Tribal (3)
Direct (245), Child Care (3), Maritime Training (2), Immigrant Students (1), Religious Studies (1), Technical (1)
Direct (224), Federal/Military (1), Military/Pacific (1), Utilities/Infrastructure (1)
Direct (207), Coffee (2), Commodities (2), Hemp (2), Livestock (2)

Negative-Effect Industries

Direct (2381), Defense (101), Veterans Affairs (66), EPA (30), Coast Guard (27), NPS (11), FDA (9), Education (8), Agriculture (7), BLM (7), Forest Service (7), SEC (7), HHS (6), Foreign (5), CFPB (4), Federal Child Welfare (4), Treasury (4), Treasury/IRS (4), VA (4), Executive (3), Federal (3), International Finance (3), Legislative (3), Legislative Branch (3), NOAA (3), NOAA/EPA (3), Natural Resources (3), Trade Finance (3), Acquisition (2), Congress (2), Defense Acquisition (2), Foreign Diplomatic (2), Law Enforcement (2), Military (2), DOE (1), DOJ (1), DoD (1), Energy Department (1), Energy/Defense (1), Environmental Regulation (1), Executive Agency (1), Federal Immigration (1), Federal Law Enforcement (1), Inspector General (1), Intelligence (1), NNSA (1), Space Force (1), State (1), Strategic Command (1), U.S. Coast Guard (1), USDA (1), Waste Management (1)
Direct (242), Veterans (20), Family Sponsors (4), Environmental Health (1), Environmental Justice (1), Water Quality (1)
Direct (240), Intercontinental Ballistic Missile Systems (3), Space Force (1)
Direct (238), Nuclear (2), Iran (1), Logistics (1), Maintenance (1)
Direct (195), Family Planning Services (2), Public Health (2)
Direct (166), Foreign (2), Technology (2), Tourism (2), Moving (1)
Direct (136), Unaccompanied Minors (4), Undocumented (3)

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Showing positive and negative-direction effects only. Mixed and uncertain effects are not included in these counts.

Votes by Industry (Yea/Nay Alignment)

How this legislator's Yea/Nay votes landed across industries; distinct from overall bill exposure above.

Analysis coverage
100.0% of votes
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S+ Supported Benefits
S- Supported Burdens
O+ Opposed Benefits
O- Opposed Burdens
Industry S+ S- O+ O- Net
Government (73 sub)
Sub-categories (total impacts, all buckets): Defense (229), Veterans Affairs (180), Coast Guard (36), DoD (33), EPA (31) +68 more
+341
General Public (8 sub)
Sub-categories (total impacts, all buckets): Veterans (141), Military Families (17), Family Sponsors (4), Military (3), Foreign (2) +3 more
+366
Military (4 sub)
Sub-categories (total impacts, all buckets): Intercontinental Ballistic Missile Systems (3), Air Force (2), Families (1), Space Force (1)
- +167
Defense (14 sub)
Sub-categories (total impacts, all buckets): Naval (2), Nuclear (2), Testing (2), Ammunition (1), Ground Vehicles (1) +9 more
+124
Healthcare (5 sub)
Sub-categories (total impacts, all buckets): Research (15), Community (3), Tribal (3), Family Planning Services (2), Public Health (2)
- +154
Education (5 sub)
Sub-categories (total impacts, all buckets): Child Care (3), Maritime Training (2), Immigrant Students (1), Religious Studies (1), Technical (1)
- +52
Cryptocurrency - - +71
Transportation (5 sub)
Sub-categories (total impacts, all buckets): Foreign (2), Labor (2), Technology (2), Tourism (2), Moving (1)
- +21
Financial Services (1 sub)
Sub-categories (total impacts, all buckets): HSA (7)
+44
State & Local Government (2 sub)
Sub-categories (total impacts, all buckets): Medicaid (6), Non-Expansion (3)
+43
Construction (4 sub)
Sub-categories (total impacts, all buckets): Federal Projects (1), Federal/Military (1), Military/Pacific (1), Utilities/Infrastructure (1)
- - +147
Manufacturing (4 sub)
Sub-categories (total impacts, all buckets): Foreign (8), Electrical Equipment (2), Defense (1), Foreign Adversary (1)
+35
Taxpayers - - +15
Agriculture (6 sub)
Sub-categories (total impacts, all buckets): Coffee (2), Commodities (2), Hemp (2), Livestock (2), Coffee Production (1) +1 more
- - +153
Law Enforcement - - +42

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Sponsored & Cosponsored Bills

hres71-119

Primary Sponsor In Committee

Condemning the Government of Mexico for failing to fulfill its water deliveries on an annual basis to the United States under the treaty between the United States and Mexico regarding the utilization of the Colorado and Tijuana Rivers and of the Rio Grande.

0 clauses Jan 28, 2025

hr740-119

Cosponsor Reported

Veterans’ ACCESS Act of 2025

11 clauses Jan 28, 2025
Telecommunications Healthcare Administration Government Veterans Affairs

hr736-119

Cosponsor Passed House

Protect Small Businesses from Excessive Paperwork Act of 2025

1 clause Jan 24, 2025
Financial Services Professional Services Small Business Government

hr649-119

Cosponsor Reported

To amend the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act to allow schools that participate in the school lunch program under such Act to serve whole milk.

5 clauses Jan 23, 2025
School Food Service Dairy Processing Dairy Distribution Dairy

hr654-119

Cosponsor In Committee

TABS Act of 2025

2 clauses Jan 23, 2025
Financial Services Consumers Government

hr695-119

Cosponsor Signed into Law

Medal of Honor Act

10 clauses Jan 23, 2025
Government Administration Veterans General Public

hr692-119

Cosponsor Passed House

To require the United States Executive Director at the International Monetary Fund to advocate for increased transparency with respect to exchange rate policies of the People’s Republic of China, and for other purposes.

12 clauses Jan 23, 2025
Foreign Government Commercial Banks Misc Manufacturing & Distributing

hr703-119

Cosponsor Introduced

To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to make permanent the deduction for qualified business income.

2 clauses Jan 23, 2025
Real Estate Accounting & Tax Services Government Operations Small Business

hr633-119

Cosponsor Introduced

To require covered platforms to remove nonconsensual intimate visual depictions, and for other purposes.

6 clauses Jan 22, 2025
Individual Perpetrators AI/Deepfake Technology Education & Research Individual Victims/Privacy Advocacy

hjres28-119

Cosponsor In Committee

Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to require that the Supreme Court of the United States be composed of nine justices.

0 clauses Jan 22, 2025

hr478-119

Cosponsor Reported

Promoting New Bank Formation Act

20 clauses Jan 16, 2025
Finance Agriculture Government

hr506-119

Cosponsor Introduced

To require assessments for Foreign Terrorist Organization designations, authorize certain appropriations for certain fiscal years for Operation Stonegarden, and for other purposes.

4 clauses Jan 16, 2025
Financial Services Federal Administration Health Care Providers Environmental Services

hres50-119

Cosponsor In Committee

Recognizing that article I, section 10 of the United States Constitution explicitly reserves to the States the sovereign power to repel an invasion and defend their citizenry from the overwhelming and "imminent danger" posed by paramilitary, narco-terrorist cartels, terrorists and criminal actors who seized control of our southern border.

0 clauses Jan 16, 2025

hr539-119

Cosponsor In Committee

Chiropractic Medicare Coverage Modernization Act of 2025

2 clauses Jan 16, 2025
Government Medicare Chiropractic Care State Government

hr556-119

Cosponsor Reported

Protecting Access for Hunters and Anglers Act

5 clauses Jan 16, 2025
Environment Trade Government

hr425-119

Cosponsor Reported

Repealing Big Brother Overreach Act

5 clauses Jan 15, 2025
Finance Business Regulation Government Professional Services

hjres19-119

Cosponsor In Committee

To acknowledge the courage and sacrifice of veterans of the Vietnam war and formally apologize for the treatment they received upon returning home.

0 clauses Jan 15, 2025

hr452-119

Cosponsor Signed into Law

Miracle on Ice Congressional Gold Medal Act

30 clauses Jan 15, 2025
Collectibles Federal Government Agencies General Public Government - Treasury

hr387-119

Primary Sponsor In Committee

Texas Agricultural Producers Assistance Act

1 clause Jan 14, 2025
State Government Congress Agriculture Government

hr389-119

Primary Sponsor In Committee

Southern Border Farmers and Ranchers Protection Act

1 clause Jan 14, 2025
Government Taxpayers Agriculture Rural Development

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